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IDF says it hit 320 Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror targets in Gaza over past day
The Israel Defense Forces says it struck some 320 targets belonging to the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror groups in the Gaza Strip over the past day.
As the IDF prepares for a ground offensive in Gaza, the military says the strikes are focusing on sites that could potentially endanger forces.
Overnight the IDF says the Air Force struck tunnels where Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives were hiding, military sites, observation positions, and mortar and anti-tank guided missile positions.
Additionally, the IDF says infantry, artillery, and tank forces struck a number of Hamas terror cells in Gaza, including one planning to carry out a missile attack on the border.
בין היעדים שנתקפו בהכוונת שב״כ ואמ״ן, מנהרות בהן פעילים של ארגון הטרור חמאס, עשרות מפקדות מבצעיות שבחלקן הסתתרו מחבלי חמאס וגא״פ, מתחמים צבאיים ששימשו את הארגון ועמדות תצפית >> pic.twitter.com/ilUnf6iT1Z
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